Syracuse University

PhD. Students

Non-Academic Job Search

 Resources and articles can be found on the following topics to aide you in your Non Academic Job Search:

Career Options for PhDs in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics  

Industry Research-New Pharma/Biotech

Physical Sciences/Engineering/Math 

Engineering

Government  Jobs

Science Policy/ Non-Profit

  • AAAS Science and Technology Fellowships - Fice program areas to provide the opportunity for accomplished scientists and engineers to participate in the federal policy making process while learning first hand about the intersection of science and policy.
  • American Association for Cancer Research - Job board fro cander biomedical careers.
  • European Science Foundation - Workshops, conferences, and publications geared to teh research community in European Science.
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation - Military medicine research organization with guest scientist opportunities as well as job opportunities available.
  • Idealist.org - A comprehensive webiste for jobs, volunteer opportunities, internships, events and programs for the non-profit sector.
  • Michael  J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research - Volunteer and internship opportunities for people in the metro NY area wishing to donate their time to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
  • National Academies - Reports, journals, periodicals, job opportunities and more by a prominent group of organizations in science, engineering and medicine.
  • Path - Global health organization with internship and job opportunities.
  • Presidential Management Fellowship - A two-year oaid fellowship program focused on solving domestic and international issues in engineering, foreign policy and other areas.
  • Regional Educational Laboratories Network - Funding opportunities and data tools by network of ten laboratories that serve teh educational needs of designated regions in the United States with education research.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health care foundation with information on publications, research, grants and current events.
  • Royal Society of Chemistry - A scientific publisher of peer reviewed journals, magazines, books and databases with a careers page.
  • Union of Concerned Scientists - Job and internship opportunities with a science-based nonprofit doing research to develop innovative, practical solutions to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

Patents and Intellectual Property/Technology Transfers

  • Association of University Technology Managers - Association for hte intellectual property management field providing survey reports, profesisonal development courses, a comprehensive training manual, and a peer-reviewed journal for members.
  • IP Law 360 - Intellectual proprerty job board
  • Martindales - An international network of lawyers, offering news, blogs, podcasts and a job search function- linied to the patent law section.
  • ScienceCareers - Science Careers is the careers component of Science magazine, offering career information and job postings.  Both Science and Science Careers are produced by AAAS, the largest non-profit association for science-related professionals.
    Science/Patent Law Articles
  • Careers-for-Scientists-in-Patent-Law

Consulting

Secondary School Teaching

  • American Association of Physics Teachers - eMentoring, career resources, workshops, publications, and more.
  • Carney Sandoe - An educational recuritng firm that places teachers and administrators in independent, charter, magnet, pilot and merit schools worldwide.
  • Math for America - A non-profit organization that recruits, trains, and retains mathmaticians to teach in US public secondary schools.
  • National Science Teachers Association - Includes a job bank for science teaching positions.
  • New York Teaching Fellows - Recruits abd oreoares talendted individuals to become teachers with the goal of raising student acheivement in NYC public classrooms.
  • Teach for America - The national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and early stage professionals who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools.

Scientific/Technical Writing and Publishing

Grant Writing

Financial Services

  • American Economics Association -Month by month job listings including a section on careers in ecomnics.
  • Careers-in-Business - A breakdown of differnet areas of the business field, list of top recruiters, job search engine and more.
  • Careers-in-Finance - A breakdown of different areas of the business filed, list of top recruiters, job search engine and more.
  • Financial Management Association - Information about careers, certifications, education, and the transition from a student to a professional in the finance industry.
  • Finance for Physicists - Opinion page that includes a list of job boards that cater speciafically to quantitative finance positions.
  • Global Association of Risk Professionals - Job board, risk news and glossary of terms.
  • International Association of Financial Engineers -Job board and a list of pertinent articles and books.
  • International Monetary Fund - The Fund Internship Program (FIP) is an opportunity for highly promisisng fraduate students pursuing an adnaced degree/PhD. in macroeconomics or a related field.
  • Kauffmans Fellows Program - A two-year program dedicated exclusively to hte workd of venture capital and the cultivation of new high-technology, high-growth, high-impact companies.
  • Professional Risk Managers International Association - Non-profit professional association with rsrouces about exams, training and events.
  • Quant Finance Jobs.com - Job board for quantitative finance, financial engineering and risk management.
  • Quantitative Analyst - Job search for quantitative analyst using jobs.com
  • Small Business Planner - An independent federal agency that works to assit and protect teh interests of American small businesses, with resources on loans and grants, contracting and more.
  • Society of Quantitative Analysts - Not-for-profit organization that focuses on education and communication to support members of the quantitative investment practitioner community, iwth job postings.
  • The Risk Management Association - RMA Career Center provides access to employers and jobs in the financial services industry.
  • The World Bank - Internship program applicants should be in teh following fields- economics, finance, human development, social science, agriculture, environment, provate sector development, as well as toerh related fields.

Professional Research/Think Tanks

Genral Job Search Resources for PhDs and Post Docs

  • Career.edu - Job board for international academic and research positions.
  • PhD’s.org -Job search engine for PhDs that filters searches by industry, academia, non-profit and more.
  • Post-Docs.com -Job board for post-doc positions and fellowships.

Public Health

International Employment

  • Conflict Dynamics International's Internet Resource Center -Index of humanitarian organizations including non-governmental, research and academic institutions.
  • Employment in Europe -A good starting point resource for employment in Europe with job search engines as well as pension, healthcare and travel information.
  • International Employment Weekly -Job board for international development positions.
  • Montreal-invivo.com -A life sciences and health technologies non-profit in Montreal that consists of 620 organizations, with 150 specializing in research.
  • UK Jobs - Job board for science, research, academic and administrative employment in the UK and abroad.
  • Going Global- in Orangelink -A resource for international job and internship listings, employer profiles, H-1B information and more. Log into Myslice and then OrangeLink to access Going Global.
  • US Aid -A government agency focusing on development and humanitarian assistance with opportunities in civil service, foreign service and more. See the fellows and student internship programs. 

Career Options for PhDs in the Social Science and Humanities

Careers in Colleges and Universities

  • Academic Careers Online -A global academic job site for teaching, education, research, and professional jobs in colleges and universities.
  • HigherEdJobs.com -A prominent job search engine for positions in higher education.
  • Inside Higher Ed - Prominent website for higher education news and jobs. 
  • TedJob.com -Job search engine for positions in higher education.
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education -Presents news and information about higher education, and job listings for college and university faculty, staff members, and administrators.

Educational Consulting

  • Art and Science Group -Consulting firm specializing in higher education, independent schools and nonprofits.
  • Educational Consulting Services -Provides advice to higher education institutions and agencies in Canada, the U.S. and other countries to help develop buildings, campuses, policies and planning tools for learning and research.
  • Eduventures -Specializes in research and consulting for higher education institutions, with full-time and internship opportunities.
  • Independent Educational Consultants Associations -Professional association for independent educational consultants working in private practice.

Non Profits and Foundations

Private Secondary Schools & Public Teaching Programs

  • Carney Sandoe -An educational recruiting firm that places teachers and administrators in independent, charter, magnet, pilot and merit schools worldwide.
  • Council for American Private Education -A coalition of national organizations and state affiliates serving private elementary and secondary schools with a list of private school job banks.
  • Independent School Placement -Recruits teachers and administrators for independent schools in New York City, its suburbs, and New Jersey.
  • National Association of Independent Schools -Represents approximately 1,400 independent schools and associations in the United States, and affiliates with independent schools abroad as well. See the job search engine.
  • National Council of Teachers of English -Professional association of educators in English studies, literacy and language arts with a listing of career opportunities by state.
  • New York City Teaching Fellows - Fellows are fast-tracked into full-time teaching positions in New York City public schools. Fellows typically have no prior teaching experience.
  • Southern Teachers Agency -The oldest teacher placement service in the country and a free service to candidates seeking jobs in private/independent schools in the South.
  • Teach for America -The national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and early stage professionals who teach for two years in urban and rural public schools.

Academic Publishing

  • Association of American University Presses -University Presses acquire, develop, design, produce, market and sell books and journals of scholarly, intellectual, or creative merit, often for a small audience of specialists or a regional community of interest. See the job listings.
  • Professional Scholarly Publishing -Resources, events and a list of job openings in scholarly publishing.
  • The Write Jobs - Job board and career resources for journalism, media, publishing and writing.

Non-Academic Publishing

  • Association of American Publishers -Three hundred companies are members and they span all categories of publishing and represent major commercial, educational and professional companies as well as independents, non-profits, university presses and scholarly societies.
  • Northwest Independent Editors Guild -A group of more than 200 professional editors in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho which connect clients with professional editors in the Pacific Northwest and provide resources for their career development.    
  • Magazine.org -Career site for the consumer magazine publishing community with job and internship listings.
  • Publishers Lunch Job Board -: Job board for positions in the publishing industry.
  • Publishers Weekly -Job listings in the publishing industry.

Writing/Publishing Articles

Library Science and Information Resources

  • American Library Association - Offers a comprehensive career section with multiple job listing sites and employment resources by specialty area.
  • Association of Research Libraries -Job listings, database of residency programs and internships, as well as diversity programs.
  • CLIR Fellowship Program -Offers recent PhDs opportunities to develop as scholars and teachers while learning about modern librarianship, digital resources, e-publishing, archives, and collection development in both digital and analog.
  • General Job Listing for Librarians -Collection of career resources for library positions.
  • Library Associates -Professional services firm providing library, legal, information and research staffing, consulting, project management and asset management services.
  • Library Job Postings -Includes resources for federal, academic, school positions and more.
  • Library of Congress -Opportunities with the Library of Congress including a Graduate Recruit Program for graduate students. The Graduate Recruit Program is designed to recruit a diverse pool of highly qualified graduate students, as well as Library staff with graduate degrees, who have the desire to support Congress with its deliberations and legislative decisions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  • I Need a Job Library -  Collection of resources for library positions.
  • Resources for Librarians -News reports covering technology, management, policy and other professional concerns of public, academic and institutional libraries. See the job board.
  • Society of American Archivists -Professional association for archivists with a job board.
  • Special Libraries Association -Professional association for information professionals with a job board. 

Museums/Cultural and Historical Organizations

U.S. Federal Government

Professional Research/Think Tanks                                                                                 

Consulting

Freelancing

  • AF Work - Freelance news source, job site, and portfolio provider.
  • Anthrojobs.com -Offers entry-level Ethnographer/Analyst positions as well as experienced Research Director/Analyst positions.
  • Elance -Site for online employment where businesses connect with independent professionals.
  • Freelancers Union -A national membership organization of independent workers, including temporary, part-time, freelance, and self-employed workers.
  • Guru.com -Helps businesses find and employ local and global freelance professionals.
  • Musicalchairs.com -Resource for performance, teaching and administration jobs in classical music.
  • Onassignment.inc -Freelance jobs site for the life science, technology, and healthcare sectors.
  • Relief web - Jobs, reports, maps and trainings regarding humanitarian emergencies and disasters.
  • Shovelbums.org - Archaeology & anthropology jobs.
  • Sologig -Engineering and information technology job search engine.
    Freelance Articles
  • The Risks and Rewards of Freelance Careers in Media
  • How-to-Get-Started-as-a-Freelancer

Grant Writing

          Other Non-Academic Resources for Humanities/ Social Sciences Fields

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